Potential New Car Purchases

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Re: Potential New Car Purchases

Post by Dr_Strangelove » Thu Jan 25, 2018 12:32 pm

Posting a Mitsu gets you banned, buying a Mirage makes you moderator.
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Re: Potential New Car Purchases

Post by Kalashnikov » Thu Jan 25, 2018 3:49 pm

b3freak wrote: Thu Jan 25, 2018 5:12 am I thought this was a Porsche 996 forum. Isn't talking about non-technical topics a bannable offense? Heck, posting a Mitsu should warrant a livetime 2x ban. ha! ;)
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Ask any racer, any real racer... It don't matter if it's mirage or a 911....owning a car, is owning a car. And your signature says the contrary 😁😁😁

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Re: Potential New Car Purchases

Post by B3DAWG » Fri Jan 26, 2018 5:40 am

Kalashnikov wrote: Thu Jan 25, 2018 3:49 pm
b3freak wrote: Thu Jan 25, 2018 5:12 am I thought this was a Porsche 996 forum. Isn't talking about non-technical topics a bannable offense? Heck, posting a Mitsu should warrant a livetime 2x ban. ha! ;)
And your signature says the contrary 😁😁😁
Ha! :D You got me there my friend!

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Re: Potential New Car Purchases

Post by Kalashnikov » Mon Feb 05, 2018 1:31 pm

A new neighbor bought a place next to mine. I went to say hi and checked out his cars. He had a 2010 Eclipse GT with 6 speed, black on black and some Buick (he is old dude).

I liked his mitsubishi and we start talking cars, unfortunately he is not a car guy...but says Mitsubishi has a check engine light and dealership tells him it is computer being "confused". I say, let me go grab my OBD-II scanner, I will help you out. I grab the scanner, come back...he pops the hood for me :lol: .

I ask for the keys and try to find the OBD II plug on the car, it is towards the center of the car, almost above the gas pedal; weird. As my scanner tries to connect, I look around the car; it is mint, but man it does feel cheap; my 15 year old Acura with 230k miles feels much more premium and expensive. My scanner failed to connect to his car after circling through all protocols too, and OBD II plug was so flimsy that as I was pushing the scanner plug on, it bent 90 degrees.

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Re: Potential New Car Purchases

Post by 5chn3ll » Fri Mar 30, 2018 12:15 pm

He actually has two Buicks, but one is not labeled correctly.

Understeer: You will hit the wall with the front end.
Oversteer: You will hit the wall with the rear end.
Horsepower: How hard you will hit the wall.
Torque: How far you will move the wall.

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Re: Potential New Car Purchases

Post by Kalashnikov » Sun Apr 01, 2018 10:06 pm

I may need a few Outpost-PPIs on ..... Mitsubishis. if I get a decent comfort level on the car with a seller, I may ask one of you to go and inspect the car for me. Same service in AZ area +100 miles is reciprocated. So far, got two eclipses, one with 35k miles, one with 42k miles.

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Re: Potential New Car Purchases

Post by 5chn3ll » Thu Apr 05, 2018 10:34 am

If any of 'em are in Orange County - San Diego, I'm happy to take a look.

Understeer: You will hit the wall with the front end.
Oversteer: You will hit the wall with the rear end.
Horsepower: How hard you will hit the wall.
Torque: How far you will move the wall.

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Re: Potential New Car Purchases

Post by FRUNKenstein » Thu Apr 05, 2018 10:37 am

ElSchnell wrote: Thu Apr 05, 2018 10:34 am If any of 'em are in Orange County - San Diego, I'm happy to take a look.
Hell, let me know and I'll tag along - I need a reason to get out to San Diego. It's been over a year since the last trip.
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Re: Potential New Car Purchases

Post by Kalashnikov » Thu Apr 05, 2018 12:16 pm

kcattorney wrote: Thu Apr 05, 2018 10:37 am
ElSchnell wrote: Thu Apr 05, 2018 10:34 am If any of 'em are in Orange County - San Diego, I'm happy to take a look.
Hell, let me know and I'll tag along - I need a reason to get out to San Diego. It's been over a year since the last trip.
Haha, KC...I had had one potential car near you, but guy never responded to any of my questions.

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Re: Potential New Car Purchases

Post by FRUNKenstein » Thu Apr 05, 2018 1:27 pm

Oh, that's too bad, Kalash, because I would have totally driven the 4 hours over to St. Louis to go look at that Mitsu for you.
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2002 996TT X50, Guards Red
1987 928S4, Guards Red
1987 951, Guards Red
1973 914 2.0 Bahia Red

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1988 BMW 325i Cabriolet, Alpin Weiss
1987 Bertone X1/9, Verde Chiaro
Gone but not forgotten: 1975 914 2.0, Laguna Blue; 1999 996 C4 Aerokit Black; 1990 964 C2 Guards Red; 2006 955S Arctic Silver

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